he's with us this morning, tell us what he's hearing in washington. president obama talks about jobs. he's on the road in ohio. is the message from massachusetts setting in at the white house? and the folks at nasa made one crazy airplane that we think is worth taking a look at. you'll see it this morning today on america's newsroom. see you in ten minutes. >>> question for you, can you be rejected for employment because you are a smoker? that's what one hospital in tennessee wants to do. is it discrimination? joining us right now with a fair and balanced debate, john, the executive director for action in smoke and health. and audrey, the founder of clash, citizens lobbing against smoker harassment. john, can you do this, can you do this legally? >> the answer is very much yes. a number of courts held that. more and more companies are doing it. it's a matter of fundamental fairness because otherwise, the $12,000, which on the average every smoking employee costs the employer is money which has to be taken out of, for example, health benefits, of salar